Good news: everything you need is likely already in your cupboard.
Fall brings us apples, colorful leaves, and all things pumpkin.
Infall recipes, pumpkin pie spice is a staple in everything from breads to cookies and beyond.
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David Tineris the director of theLouisiana Culinary Institutein Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
What Is Pumpkin Pie Spice?
“I refer to them as warm spices, because they warm you up as you consume them.”
“After the cinnamon, add a little nutmeg.
“If it smells likepumpkin pie, then you are good to go.”
Check out the recipe below for exact pumpkin pie spice ratios.
These two autumnal blends are nearly the same, so you’re free to use them interchangeably.
Can I Use Cinnamon As A Substitute?
Because pumpkin pie spice is a blend, the short answer is no.
“Using cinnamon alone for pumpkin pie spice just will not work,” Tiner says.
However, if you have nutmeg and allspice in your spice cabinet, you’re in luck.
Chai spice will be a bit spicier.
No, allspice is merely one of the spices in most pumpkin pie spice blends.
Many othertypes of winter squash, such as acorn squash and butternut squash, are excellent pumpkin substitutes.
